Living
I asked no other thing
Living
I asked no other thing,
No other was denied.
I offered Being for it;
The mighty merchant smiled.
Brazil? He twirled a button,
Without a glance my way:
"But, madam, is there nothing else
That we can show to-day?"
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I asked no other thing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/11/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I asked no other thing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/11/.
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